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Heritage Middle School lockdown 2/14/2013

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Heritage Middle School in Meridian was locked down on Thursday morning after a student brought in a shovel, which was mistaken for an ax, for a school project. Parents picked their children up after the lockdown was lifted. jjaszewski@idahostatesman.com

A Meridian Police officer walks to his vehicle to store his rifle following a security lockdown Thursday at Heritage Middle School in Meridian. Coeur d'Alene Press

Anxious parents mill around the parking lot of a church Thursday morning as they wait for news from Meridian Police, who spent a few hours investigating a report of a student with an axe inside Heritage Middle School. It turns out a student brought a folding shovel to school for a project. No one was hurt, but school officials are letting parents take kids home for the day if they want. jjaszewski@idahostatesman.com

Constantine Mezentsev waits in a church parking lot for word about the lockdown at Heritage Middle School, where his son Michael is a 6th grader, in Meridian on Thursday morning after a student brought in a shovel, which was mistaken for an ax, for a school project. Parents picked their children up after the lockdown was lifted. jjaszewski@idahostatesman.com

A group of parents walks to Heritage Middle School Thursday morning to pick up their kids. The school was locked down for two hours while police investigated a report of student possibly carrying an axe inside - which turned out to be a student who brought a shovel for a school project. No one was hurt, but school officials are letting parents take kids home for the day. jjaszewski@idahostatesman.com

Heritage Middle School in Meridian was locked down on Thursday morning after a student brought in a shovel, which was mistaken for an ax, for a school project. Parents picked their children up after the lock down was lifted. jjaszewski@idahostatesman.com

Heritage Middle School in Meridian was locked down on Thursday morning after a student brought in a shovel, which was mistaken for an ax, for a school project. Parents picked their children up after the lock down was lifted. jjaszewski@idahostatesman.com

Heritage Middle School in Meridian was locked down on Thursday morning after a student brought in a shovel, which was mistaken for an ax, for a school project. Parents picked their children up after the lockdown was lifted. jjaszewski@idahostatesman.com

Heritage Middle School in Meridian was locked down on Thursday morning after a student brought in a shovel, which was mistaken for an ax, for a school project. Parents picked their children up after the lockdown was lifted. jjaszewski@idahostatesman.com

Wendy Todd leaves Heritage Middle School with her twin 12-year-old sons Cameron (left) and Parker. Meridian police spent about two hours searching the school Thursday after getting a report that a student was seen carrying an axe inside. It turns out the student had a folding shovel he brought in for a school project. Classes have resumed but school officials are letting parents take their kids home for the day jjaszewski@idahostatesman.com